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President Biden wants New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign. The president commented to reporters, “he should resign,” following a new report that alleges Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women.
Reporters then asked Biden whether the governor should be removed from office if he refuses to resign, and the president responded, “I understand the state legislature may decide to impeach, I do not know that for a fact.”
And Biden is not alone in wanting Cuomo to step down. According to CNBC, nearly every major lawmaker in both Washington and Albany are urging Cuomo to resign.
The publication also reports that the New York State Assembly aims “to quickly conclude its impeachment inquiry into the governor.”
Andrew Cuomo is in deep water recently as women have been speaking out against the governor's actions, accusing him of harassment. And this week, New York Attorney General Letitia James concluded an investigation that finds the governor "sexually harassed multiple women and violated state law."
The attorney general investigated claims made by 11 women, who were all current and past state employees as well as nongovernment workers. The report concluded that all of these claims are credible.
According to this report, Cuomo engaged in "unwelcome and non-consensual touching," made offensive and "suggestive" comments of a sexual nature and created a "hostile work environment for women."
Governor Cuomo maintains that he is innocent in all of these allegations, stating that he "never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances." His office also published an 85-page rebuttal to the attorney general's report.
His argument is that he is "a hugger."
It is unclear what the future of Cuomo's political career holds. He is currently in his third consecutive term as governor of New York State, and has expressed plans of running for a fourth term.
